Anarchy hampers Gaza aid efforts despite daily lull in fighting, Cairo –The extreme anarchy gripping the Gaza Strip makes it too dangerous and difficult to distribute much-needed aid in the south, aid groups and others say, despite a daily lull in fighting that Israel sees along a major road there.
Days after the pause took effect, more than 1,000 truckloads of supplies remained stranded in Gaza near the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Israel, while thousands of tons of food, medicine and other goods were just miles away from the Palestinians who need them, aid groups and Israeli officials. said.
The threat of looting and attacks by armed gangs has forced aid groups to stop providing aid in southern Gaza. Trucks using supply routes are riddled with bullet holes. Businessmen sending commercial goods to the area and aid agencies have decided they cannot risk the lives of workers along the way.
